Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Fareham Hampshire
- Date: 5 hours ago
Description:
Introduction
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
What you will be part of
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.
Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.
Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.
The Role:
This role is part of our Sensor Systems Business Unit.
Saab is expanding in the UK and we are now seeking talented and highly motivated Systems Engineer to support our radar and sensors growth activities at either our Fareham campus.
Much of our current work is centred on the G1X radar, which is the newest radar in Saab's portfolio - a software defined radar with a regular capability update cycle post-delivery, as well as an established production line. As a Systems Engineer you will regularly work with current products, developing enhancements and investigating new areas for product growth.
Key Responsibilities:
As a System Engineer you will be responsible for various activities across the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities include:
Support bid activities
Requirements management activities
Radar performance analysis
Radar algorithm development
System and sub-system design
Support to customer demonstrations
Travel within UK and abroad (including to Gothenburg office)
Required Skills:
As a person you are positive, social, results oriented and a team player with a proven background in systems engineering
Hold a Bachelors degree or equivalent
Experience of radar, communications or EW systems is essential
Experience of working with MATLAB, ideally working with recorded radar data
Experience of working in a recognised industry standard requirements management tool
Familiar with principles of 15288:2023
Familiar with product road mapping and product lifecycle techniques
Enjoy working and developing in a team
Like cooperating with others but are capable of working individually as well
Good technical communication skills
During your employment you will handle tasks and materials that are classified as military secret and therefore you must have a UK or Swedish citizenship
As a National Security Vetting clearance is required for this role, applicants will be required to hold National Security Vetting clearance to SC level or have the ability to gain it.
By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview